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Patented Apr.- 19, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

SARAH A. MUNSON, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No.` 361,314, dated April19, 1887.

Application filed August 14, 1886. Serial No. 2i0,B53. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH A. Munson, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Joliet, in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bustles, of which the following is a specification,` reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in ladies bustles,7 the construction of which is fully set forth and explained in the following specification and claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters and figures marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are rear perspective views of the bustle ready for use. Figs. 3 and 4 are plan views of the coil-springs of the bustle, showing the manner of their arrangement with relation to each other. Figs. 5 and 6 are crosssectional views of the bustle. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a bar having an eye formed on either end, and is for the purpose of secur-v ing the coils of the springs of the bustle together. Fig. 8 is aplan view of a single coil of two springs of the bustle, showing the j manner in which they are secured together. Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the fabric of the bustle and a side view of a pair of united coil-springs secured within said fabric. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a pair of united springs of the bustle; and Fig. 11 is a sectional detailed view of a portion of the fabric and waistband of the bustle, showing the tie-cords for securing the coil-springs within the fabric and to the waistband.

D represents the waistband of the bustle,and is provided with a buckle for securing it around the waist of the wearer.

Referring to Fig. l, I? represents a piece of doubled fabric stitched together at its side and to the waistband D in such manner as to form a single depending pocket open at its lower end, and within said pocket, secured to the band D, are tie-cords forw securing the springs of the bustle within the said pocket, which cords are shown at C and Cz in Fig. 11.

S represents the coil-springs of the body of the bustle, and are diminished in diameter quite abruptly at their upper ends, and terminate in an eye, F, as showngin Figs. 3 and 4, while their lower ends terminate abruptly, and

that end part of each is formed into a small eye and closed about the adjoining coil of the spring, as shown more particularly in Fig. 8.

The springs S, which are arranged to be secured within the pocket of the bustle, as shown in Fig. l, are arranged side by side, with their coils meshed together, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and secured together by cross-bars B, by means of closing the eyes B B of said bars about the meeting coils of each spring at a placewhere said coils cross, as shown in Figs. 5, 6, 8, and l0. The bar B, which is used to secure the springstogether, as stated, is shown more particularly in Figs. 7 and 8, and may have an eye, B2, formed in its body for the reception of a tie-cord, as showny in Fig. 7; or it may have a straight body, as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 8. When the springs S are thus secured together,they areinserted into the pocket of the bustle and their upper end tied to the waistband D by the short tie cords C?, (shown in Fig. 11,) and the long tie-cords C are then brought down and tied below the lower bar, B, if the bar is straight, or tied within its eye B2,if it be provided with such eye, for the purpose of supporting and preventing the lower end of the springs S from sagging or getting out from their pocket. These tie-cords C may, however, not be secured to the waistband D, but secured to upper part of the springs, and in such case they can beadj usted tothe springs before the springs are placed within'the pocket, and they may be of any suitable number to properly adjust the springs S as shown and as stated.

In Figs. 2 and 6 the bustle is shown as having, in addition to the central united coilsprings,S,arranged within the fabric P, a pair of smaller side coil-springs, S S,'arranged in separate vertical pockets PP, and secured in position in like manner as springs S,and having independent tie-cords c c', for adjusting them, and by the use of said small side springs the bustle is widened and will better fit the hips of the wearer where the hips of the wearer y are not full and of natural graceful form.

The principal objectk of this invention is to mesh together and combine the united action ot the body-springs of the bustle by securing them togetherin such meshed relation by means ofthe bars B, for the purpose of producing a broader supporting-surface across the body of roc Y the bustle to support the skirts of the wearer, and when two ormore springs are thus united the hollows between thern are greatly reduced, and,as they are all placed in a single pocket in such united condition,they flll the pocket, and the pocket fabric will itself span the slight hollows between the springs,and thus bridge smoothly over the bustle and giveit a perfectiittingform. As many springs as desired may be united, as described, and all retained in a single pocket; or sidepocketsmay be combined with thebody-pocket and a pair of small side springs be used, combined with the central united body-springs; but in either case the body part of the bustle is gracefully and smoothly formed.

I am aware that coil-springs arranged in vertical pockets in bnstles have heretofore been used; but l am not aware that eoilsprings for bustles have ever before been known or used wherein they were meshed and secured together so that two or more springs may have united action in a single pocket, and also form a continuons smooth surface across the bustle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

l. In combination with the waistband D and pocketed fabric P P', the vertical coil-springs S, arranged in the pockets of said fabric and having their coils interrneshcd with each other, tie-cords c c', and cross-bars B, arranged between the intermeshing coils of Said Springs and adapted to connect the spring-coils at their point of contact, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A bustle made from a series of verticallyarranged coil-springs having their coils intermeshed with each other and secured within the pockets of a pocketed fabric, and having their intermeshing coils connected Aby means' of cross-bars arranged between the intermeshing coils of said springs, substantially as shown and described.

' SARAH A. MUNSON.

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